Combination-mold for concrete fence posts and braces.



T. G. HOLE.

COMBINATIONv MCLD ECE CONCRETE FENCE POSTS AND BEACES;

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iippiiation mea March 2o, 1912. serial No. 684,941.

To all whom'z't may camera Be it known that LiTHAlDDEUs C. COLE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' Herington, in the county `or" Dickinson and VState of Kansasfhave invented a new and4 useful Combination-Mold for Concrete. Fence Posts and Braces, lof which the doh,

lowing is a specification. n

`Mya-nvention relates to combinatlon molds for fence posts and fbraces, and hastor its object a mold of simple, Aldurable and ineX- provide means for positively preventing the i base boards from being moved outwardly.

A further object fof any iaivemtion is to provide *means-for posi-tively preventing the end boards from moving longitudinally of the mold afterE the mold has been assembled.

The `above and `other t'eaturesfof* novelty, l advantages, vand capabilities ofLim-y inven-f tion will become fapparentfroniia idetailedl description ofthe accompanying drawings,

in whichthe saine taken enthe line 3-3 of F ig. 1.

the end blocks inthe 'brace mold.

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A designates the molds for molding `the corner posts, B the mold for molding -t-heline posts, and C' the mold for molding the braces.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in detail, I have used the reference number 10 to designate the base boards of the molds for making the line posts and braces, and 11 the base board for the molds for making the corner post. I have only shown one mold for making th-e corner post, and one for molding the braces, but it is understood that one i Specification of Ltters'Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1'914.

or more may be lused in my mold. Thelbase boards 10 Vand 11 are provided withstrips 1 2 which form the chamfer fon one side of the posts and 'braces,'and also serves `to hold the partition boards 13 in place. The outer base board 10 is provided with a strip 14 V whichengages the side board 15 and prevents the -base A"boards from being displaced 'outwardly in this direction, and the :base yboard 11 is provided with a strip 16 which engages with the side board 15a andprevents Vthe base boards from ibeing dis-placed in the opposite direction. The parti-tion boards 13 are provided with beveled portions 17 which form the chamfers on the upper side of the posts.

The end board 18 rests lupon the brace boa-rds 10 and 11 and is provided with grooves to receive the ends of the partition boards and the side boards 15 and 15a. The ends of the end 'board 18 'are provided with eyes designed toV receive hooks 19 which are secured Vto the side-boards 15 'and 15a. On each 4rof the ibase boards hO and 11 is rigidly secured Vla 'bleek 30 1afga-iinst which 'the outside of the si'de lboards 15and 15a llie. "Therelay-lateral movement offlthe frame isprevented.

10 for preventing llongiftudinal displacement Rofthe base boards, Aandispro-vided with a Figure l'iis aplan-'viewfof *anroldpon-l structed in accordance withimyinvenion, i showing fthe `mold assembled, `-I1`i'g.'2` is sa cross I section fof the salme `taken on the dine 2-2 'ot' 1 Fig. 1; F ig. 3 is a longitudinal section of lhook Vldesigned to' engage han Leye secured to ftlfefil'ernorcfrnfg'blockV 22, which block is secured ion theexterior `ofthe partition and `side'*member23,1`x-n'd engages theend of thel lend board 2O aindreinforces-*it'against yout- 1 `war-d movement The 'partition and side Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view'toone of y ni'ernber '23 "isproviided with 'a beveled pori tion "29,1'wvhlich `dorms-:the dhamfer on the With my mold the'line postsythe` corner posts and the braces can be moldedsimuh.

uppersi'de of the line post, and with va bevcled vportion 25 which forms the chamfer on theJ upper side of the vcorner post.

The end board 26 rests on the base 1l andfis provided with grooves designed to receive the ends of the partition board 23 and the side board 15, and hooks for detachably connecting the ends and side.

The brace which is molded in the brace mold C is what is termed a straight brac-e, that is a brace which extends from the top of the corner postto the top of the line post. For molding the end of the brace which engages the corner post, I provide a block 27 provided with an integral beveled shoulder vbraces are made in rights and lefts, I accomplish this by turning the block 27 so that its beveled edge will form either a kright or left brace as desired.

In setting up my mold the base board 11 is first laid down and then the remaining base boards in the order shown. The end boards and sides are then placed in position and secured together by the hooks. 'Ihe partition boards are then placed in their position and the mold is then ready for use. After the molds have been filled with concrete and it is desired to again use the mold, the hooks are disengaged and the mold taken apart, the post and brace removed and the mold is then assembled as above stated.

Vhile I have herein shown and described only one embodiment of my invention, it is molds, a base board for corner post molds,

a side boundary board on each side of the gate mold, partition boards on the contacting line of the respective base boards, an end board at one end of the gate mold forming the boundary line for all of the molds, a second end board at the other end of the gate mold forming the boundary line for all ci the molds except the corner post mold, means for detachably connecting said side boundary boards and end boards together, a block on each of the end base boards against which the side boards will contact and secure the gate mold Jfrom lateral movement, and a groove extending across all of said base boards except the corner post base board to receive said second end board thereby to prevent longitudinal movement of said base boards.

2. In a combination mold for line posts, corner posts and braces comprising a plurality of base boards, the base boards for said corner posts being of greater length than the base boards for the line posts, side boards for said corner posts and brace molds,

' partition boards on the contacting line between the remaining base boards, end boards for said molds, means for detachably securing said parts together, and means for preventing longitudinal movement of the base board for said corner post mold.

3. In a combination mold for line posts7 corner posts and braces comprising a plurality of base boards, the base boards for said corner posts being of greater length than the base boards for the line posts, side boards for said corner posts and brace molds, partition boards onV the contacting line between the remaining base boards, an end board at one end of said base boards having dove-tailed connection with the side boards and partition boards, a second end board for the opposite end of said molds and having dove-tailed connection with all of said base boards except the base board for the corner post, an end board for said corner post mold, means for detachably securing said parts together, and means secured to one of the side boards of said corner post mold to prevent longitudinal movement of said mold with respect to the remainingmolds.

4. In a device of the class described, a brace mold comprising base boards provided with a groove near one end, side boards and partitions, end boards, one of said end boards being designed to engage the groove in said base boards, blocks provided with integral shoulders in either end of said mold and means for detachably securing the parts together.

In witness whereof7 I hereunto subscribe my name this fourteenth day of March A.

THADDEUS C. COLE. Witnesses:

JAMES O. MUNSELL, Nils BERTI-rom?.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressngvthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

